[UK Cat Info] [PRESS RELEASE]South Africans Ferry/Le Sueur win 2005 Hobie 16 Worlds

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PRESS RELEASE

SOUTH AFRICANS FERRY/LE SUEUR WIN 2005 HOBIE CAT 16 WORLDS=20

Port Elizabeth / South Africa, November 4th 2005
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On Friday November 4th 2005, Shaun Ferry and Michele Le Sueur (RSA) won
the 2005 Hobie Cat World Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Tears came to his eyes, as Ferry hit the beach and heard about his third
World Title. It was a rainy day in Nelson Mandela Bay, with a maximum of
five knots of wind. Four final races were scheduled to determine the
2005 World Champion, but only one was was completed. Race two was
cancelled after the first beat. Yesterday=92s top three produced a
disappointing result. However, Blaine and Roxanna Dodds could discard it
and won silver, followed by the Germans Ingo Delius and Katrin
Wiese-Dohse.=20

Shaun Ferry and Michele Le Sueur were welcomed back on the beach with a
bottle of Champain. Ferry also won the World Title Hobie 16 in 1993 in
Guedeloupe and the ISAF Hobie 16 World Champion 1998. =93We are =
releived=94,
said Ferry. =93There was so much pressure=94, added Le Sueur. That was =
about
it, because Blaine Dodds and other competitors picked the winners up and
threw them in the Indian Ocean. Shaun Ferry quit sailing a few years
ago, but he decided to participate at the 2005 Worlds just for fun.
After he won the first race of the semi-finals, the pressure was on.
Ferry about his future in the Hobie 16: =93I want to put something back
into the class, in order to keep it going. I will spend time on that.
The sport must continue and that is most important to me.=94 He finished
16th in today=92s race, one place before Shuwalow and Hooper (AUS). The
Australians already had a 21 position as discard, so they fell back to a
fourth position overall.=20

Blaine Dodds and Shaun Ferry used to sail together in the past. Dodds
about their successes today: =93Well, it is a pity that we only had one
race. It wasn=92t supposed to be like this.=94 He crossed the finish =
line in
35th position, which was his discard. Blaine is also a former World
Champion. He won the title in 1998. The Germans Ingo Delius and Katrin
Wiese-Dohse missed this year=92s Hobie 16 European Title on the last =
day,
which was different this time. They climbed for a sixth to a third
place. =93No German has ever won a bronze medal before, so we are very
happy=94, said Wiese-Dohse enthusiastically. =93We did not expect this
before, but everything came together right. It was also German weather
today and we were lucky that we only sailed one race.=94=20

This evening, the winners will be honoured at the prize giving at
McArthur Pool. The 17th Hobie Cat 16 World Championships have
experienced changeable weather conditions, which makes the World
Champion a real winner.

Final Top five:
1. RSA =96 Ferry / Le Sueur, 21 points
2. RSA =96 Dodds / Dodds, 24 points
3. GER =96 Delius / Wiese-Dohse, 25 points
4. AUS =96 Shuwalow / Hooper, 28 points
5. RSA =96 Lagesse / Kerford, 32 points

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For more information about the seventeenth Hobie 16 Worlds, please
contact the following person:

Diana Bogaards, press contact
Mobile: +31 6 51383762
E-mail: diana@diabo.nl <mailto:diana@diabo.nl> =20

For the complete results, please surf to www.hobieworlds.com
<http://www.hobieworlds.com> .=20

Photographs: Pierrick Contin
For high resolution images, please contact Diana Bogaards.

www.hobieworlds.com <http://www.hobieworlds.com> =20

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SUEUR WIN 2005 HOBIE CAT 16 WORLDS</STRONG>
<BR><BR>Port Elizabeth / South Africa, November 4th =
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</td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><P>On Friday November 4th 2005, Shaun =
Ferry and Michele Le Sueur (RSA) won the 2005 Hobie Cat World =
Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Tears came to his eyes, =
as Ferry hit the beach and heard about his third World Title. It was a =
rainy day in Nelson Mandela Bay, with a maximum of five knots of wind. =
Four final races were scheduled to determine the 2005 World Champion, =
but only one was was completed. Race two was cancelled after the first =
beat. Yesterday=92s top three produced a disappointing result. However, =
Blaine and Roxanna Dodds could discard it and won silver, followed by =
the Germans Ingo Delius and Katrin Wiese-Dohse. </P>
<P>Shaun Ferry and Michele Le Sueur were welcomed back on the beach with =
a bottle of Champain. Ferry also won the World Title Hobie 16 in 1993 in =
Guedeloupe and the ISAF Hobie 16 World Champion 1998. =93We are =
releived=94, said Ferry. =93There was so much pressure=94, added Le =
Sueur. That was about it, because Blaine Dodds and other competitors =
picked the winners up and threw them in the Indian Ocean. Shaun Ferry =
quit sailing a few years ago, but he decided to participate at the 2005 =
Worlds just for fun. After he won the first race of the semi-finals, the =
pressure was on. Ferry about his future in the Hobie 16: =93I want to =
put something back into the class, in order to keep it going. I will =
spend time on that. The sport must continue and that is most important =
to me.=94 He finished 16th in today=92s race, one place before Shuwalow =
and Hooper (AUS). The Australians already had a 21 position as discard, =
so they fell back to a fourth position overall. </P>
<P>Blaine Dodds and Shaun Ferry used to sail together in the past. Dodds =
about their successes today: =93Well, it is a pity that we only had one =
race. It wasn=92t supposed to be like this.=94 He crossed the finish =
line in 35th position, which was his discard. Blaine is also a former =
World Champion. He won the title in 1998. The Germans Ingo Delius and =
Katrin Wiese-Dohse missed this year=92s Hobie 16 European Title on the =
last day, which was different this time. They climbed for a sixth to a =
third place. =93No German has ever won a bronze medal before, so we are =
very happy=94, said Wiese-Dohse enthusiastically. =93We did not expect =
this before, but everything came together right. It was also German =
weather today and we were lucky that we only sailed one race.=94 </P>
<P>This evening, the winners will be honoured at the prize giving at =
McArthur Pool. The 17th Hobie Cat 16 World Championships have =
experienced changeable weather conditions, which makes the World =
Champion a real winner.</P>
<P>Final Top five:<BR>1. RSA =96 Ferry / Le Sueur, 21 points<BR>2. RSA =
=96 Dodds / Dodds, 24 points<BR>3. GER =96 Delius / Wiese-Dohse, 25 =
points<BR>4. AUS =96 Shuwalow / Hooper, 28 points<BR>5. RSA =96 Lagesse =
/ Kerford, 32 points</P>
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<P>Diana Bogaards, press contact<BR>Mobile: +31 6 51383762<BR>E-mail: <A =
href=3Dmailto:diana@diabo.nl>diana@diabo.nl</A> </P>
<P>For the complete results, please surf to <A =
href=3Dhttp://www.hobieworlds.com>www.hobieworlds.com</A>. </P>
<P>Photographs: Pierrick Contin<BR>For high resolution images, please =
contact Diana Bogaards.</P>
<P><A href=3Dhttp://www.hobieworlds.com>www.hobieworlds.com</A> </P>
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